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Chapter 3 Worship Support Functions
POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  RELATING  TO THE  USE  OF  COMMAND  RELIGIOUS  PROGRAM FACILITIES  AND  EQUIPMENT

Religious Program Specialist 3 & 2, Module 01-Personnel Support
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USE  OF  COMMAND RELIGIOUS PROGRAM (CRP) FACILITIES Military chapels are command facilities designated to be used for divine services. These facilities are U.S. Government property which has been con- figured to provide a suitable space for public worship and to permit the free exercise of religion by naval personnel and their families. As a Religious Pro- gram  Specialist,  you  should  know  under  what  circumstances  and  in  what manner  CRP  spaces  and  facilities  may  be  utilized. A  chapel  facility  is  made  available  to  military  chaplains,  auxiliary chaplains, and civilian clergy who conduct divine services for the command. In the absence of clergy for a particular faith group, a person designated as the command’s layleader for that faith group may have access to the chapel and   other   CRP   facilities   for   the   purpose   of   conducting   divine   services. Chapels   or   facilities   used   for   religious   purposes   are   made   available   to military  personnel  and  other  authorized  persons  without  charge.  Although chapel facilities are available for religious activities, and these activities have first priority, a chapel or religious facility may be used by the command for secular purposes when it is not being used for religious activities. The activity commander  has  the  responsibility  to  implement  Navy  policy  regulating  the use of command facilities for religious services. To this end, a schedule is for- mulated and prepared by the command chaplain and the Religious Program Specialist  to  ensure  the  most  effective  use  of  the  chapel  and  other  CRP facilities  by  all  faith  groups  participating  in  the  Command  Religious  Pro- gram. SCHEDULING  COMMAND  RELIGIOUS PROGRAM   (CRP)   ACTIVITIES As a Religious Program Specialist, you will assist the command chaplain in  the  preparation  and  maintenance  of  a  master  schedule  for  all  Command Religious Program activities (see figure 3-1). The importance of this task can- not be overemphasized. One of the most embarrassing situations which can occur   within   a   Command   Religious   Program,   and   one   which   reflects adversely upon both the command and its religious program, is to have two or more groups scheduled to use the same chapel or religious facility at the same  time.  To  prevent  an  incident  such  as  this  from  occurring,  a  master schedule  of  all  CRP  activities  scheduled  in  your  command’s  religious  pro- gram facilities must be maintained. As an RP, you should prepare and main- tain this master schedule on a continuing basis for the command chaplain. In addition  to  the  CRP  master  schedule,  you  should  maintain  worksheets.  A worksheet  should  be  completed  by  the  person(s)  desiring  to  use  a  CRP facility and approved by the command chaplain before the information may be entered on the CRP master schedule. This procedure ensures that proper approval for the request has been obtained and serves to keep both you and the  command  chaplain  informed  as  to  what  activities  are  scheduled  in  the CRP’s  facilities.  The  information  entered  on  the  worksheet  and  the  master schedule  should  be  identical.  Information  entered  upon  both  the  master 3-2







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